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John Calvin
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor, and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various... Read More
Born | Jehan Cauvin 10 July 1509 Noyon, Picardy, France |
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Died | 27 May 1564 (aged 54) Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
Occupation | Reformer, minister, author |
Era | Protestant Reformation |